Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 137 — Management of Rechargeable Batteries and Batteries Containing Mercury
§ 14301. Findings
Statutory text
The Congress finds that—
it is in the public interest to—
phase out the use of mercury in batteries and provide for the efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling or proper disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, and other regulated batteries; and
educate the public concerning the collection, recycling, and proper disposal of such batteries;
uniform national labeling requirements for regulated batteries, rechargeable consumer products, and product packaging will significantly benefit programs for regulated battery collection and recycling or proper disposal; and
it is in the public interest to encourage persons who use rechargeable batteries to participate in collection for recycling of used nickel-cadmium, small sealed lead-acid, and other regulated batteries.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act
Pub. L. 104–142 § 2 · 110 Stat. 1329
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 14301
(Pub. L. 104–142, § 2, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1329.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 104–142, § 2, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1329.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) it is in the public interest to— (A) phase out the use of mercury in batteries and provide for the efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling or proper disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, and other regulated batteries; and (B) educate the public concerning the collection, recycling, and proper disposal of such batteries; (2) uniform national labeling requirements for regulated batteries, rechargeable consumer products, and product packaging will significantly benefit programs for regulated battery collection and recycling or proper disposal; and (3) it is in the public interest to encourage persons who use rechargeable batteries to participate in collection for recycling of used nickel-cadmium, small sealed lead-acid, and other regulated batteries.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 104–142, § 1, , 110 Stat. 1329, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act’.”
Pub. L. 104–142, title I, § 101, , 110 Stat. 1332, provided that: “This title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act’.”
Pub. L. 104–142, title II, § 201, , 110 Stat. 1336, provided that: “This title [enacting subchapter III of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Mercury-Containing Battery Management Act’.”